Plants: hygrophila araguaia, bucephelandra, dwarf chain sword, pearlweed, amazon sword, anubias nana and afzelil, java fern windelov, luwigia super red, and reineckii

What’s the brown dusty stuff on my plant, it’s also on the other plant (anubias) but only one leaf. Featuring our boy Squishy. Thanks!

I’ve been running my tank for about 3 months now and I’ve had no luck growing a carpet of monte carlo. It grows mostly under the soil and I’ve been trying to uncover it. I do co2 injection and co2 is reaching the carpet, I have high lighting as I’m using a vivid mini. Any guesses?

I recently added a few trimmings of emersed monte carlo to try my luck. Tank is 18” tall. 7 GH 5 KH 150 TDS RO/DI water Co2 injection

So I have a 15 gallon aquarium and i decided to use my 30 gallon hob filter for it.

Currently there’s a single sparkling gourami, snails and shrimp.

But am I over filtering it and is that such a thing?

Trying to figure out stocking for a 75 gallon planted tank. I was thinking 1 blood parrot, 4 blue acara, and maybe 2 geophagus tapajos. Also a school of 9-12 dither fish. Would this be over stocked? Not sure about the geophagus because digging.

20 gallon. I'm planning on using an inch of Scott's topsoil topped with 2inches of black diamond blasting sand. What low demanding plants could I plant into the substrate that will grow well with no CO2 no fertilizer and no root tabs?

Trying my hand at blackwater. Katappa leaves and alder comes are currently soaking.

Anyone know what the stringy plant is? This tank is a resurrection jar situation. Pond water came out of the Chicagoland area. It floats but stays just below the water surface.

I added 4 Cory catfish about a week ago and they have been doing great, I now want to add 10 diamond head neon tetras, do you think they’ll be fine if my Cory’s have had no problems?

Why did the sand turn green? This happened magically overnight. It’s a 15 gallon cube tank and the only live stock are plants and a betta.

I set up my first planted tank almost 2 weeks ago now, and I’ve been noticing that the pH in the tank is pretty low (around 6.5). Will it eventually go up with time? Or is there something I can do to help raise it? I plan on stocking the tank with a red cherry shrimp colony and some nano fish and I’ve read that RCS typically do better with a pH around 7.0-7.5. The tank is 20 gallons and the only thing other than the plants and hard scape that are in it right now are some bladder snails that snuck in.

I promise I'm not being lazy. I've searched and searched and I just can't figure it out. It looks like it could be several different types. This is really really hard to get rid of, it's even on 2 of my larger RHS (looks kinda cool though - like a moving moss ball). I've taken everything out recently because I moved the tank, soaked the wood and some Java ferns in excel for 24 hours, scrubbed the snails, rocks etc. Go to put some of the stuff back in and it's all still clinging on for dear life.

I have a low tech tank, and i dose fertilizer. I use those amber-colored pump bottles (like for hand soap). I have had tanks for years and this has never happened. I sprayed my fertilizer like i always do, and i spray it right at the rim of the tank. Somehow, I got a good shot of fertilizer right in the eyeball. I immediately went to my kitchen, grabbed a shot glass, and flushed my eye out with clean water for a couple of minutes. It initially stung, but hopefully it'll be fine! I just wanted to share this here because its so funny and unlikely 🤣 if it effects my vision or something i swear im done lol. Has anyone else ever had any funny accidents like this?

Hi, so I’ve a tank and want to swap the plastic for real plants that I plan to this coming weekend..I’ve bought the appropriate plants for planting and gluing and want to know about how to prepare the substrate for the suction cups I plan to use. I have bought fluval substrate for them..

My question. … *do I wash the substrate in normal tap water,fill cups and then plant leaving the rhizomes above and free? *

I will be doing a partial water change anyway so the new water will have conditioner etc in so I’m guessing that will help with washing substrate with normal water..?

Thank you in advance. 😘

(’ve a 120l tank with neons, guppies and otos in so far)

A few of my newish stem plants (that i believe were grown submersed) are melting at the top but sprouting new growth at the bottom. Should i snip them?

This is happening to a few of my stem plants. They’ve been in the tank a bit over a month. Root tabs are spread out below the gravel.

Thanks for any help!

I used to have this plant until a BBA outbreak. I don’t remember what it was but I loved how well it grew. It could grow tall and rooted easily. Would love to get more. Thanks